Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?

Question

Missouri Compromise
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(1 point)
1 There was more territory north of the line.
2 There was less farm land south of the line.
3 There was foreign threat south of the line.
4 There was more fresh water north of the line.

Answer 1

Some Southerners might feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North primarily because:

1 There was more territory north of the line.

This perception may stem from the fact that the compromise established a boundary (the 36°30' line) that limited the expansion of slavery south of this line while allowing it in territories north of it (except Missouri). This could lead Southerners to believe that the Northern states had more opportunities for expansion and settlement, thus providing an advantage to the North.